Saturday, June 30, 2012

He and my niece spend a few weeks every summer with Pop and Grandma at their home in Charlotte, NC.

Sam was calling because they had come up with a recipe for Guacamole!

What better place to showcase that recipe than here on my blog??

Well plus I get to eat the guac for the next day or two!

SAMS GRINGO GUAC

6 avocado's

1 ear of fresh corn

1/2 can of black beans

1 lime

fresh chopped cilantro

1/2 cup salsa

Cut and chop the avocados, cut corn off the ear and add to the avocado's, drain and rinse the black beans and add to the mixture, squeeze lime juice on top, add cilantro and salsa, and mix. I added some salt to taste, and am eating it with a bag of chips!

This is the perfect snack for this HOT summer day! Thanks Sam for the recipe, I'll be adding it to the family cookbook!

Monday, June 25, 2012

I wanted to make a card for my niece's graduation, and since her school colors were red and she wore a bright blue dress under her graduation gown I figured this was a perfect chance to use these colors!

I'm so proud of all her accomplishments... and barely 17 years old too!!!

I can't wait to send her this little beauty!

And a close up where you can see all the dots I added to her dress, and on the gear wheels too!

On the bottom I added a little sentiment using my dymo label writer

Finally I added a strip of ribbon, twine, and a little flower with a jewel brad in the middle to round out this fun card!

The digital image is from the very talented Krista Smith at Saturated Canary... check out her shop here!
Her digi's are truly amazing!

Sunday, June 24, 2012

﻿Ok, so I've posted before about winning a blog hop.... and today I found out I have won another one!!

All this after I won 3 times at Bingo on Friday night!

I'm feeling like I'm on a lucky streak!

Today I found out I won from Monika at http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/
a $50 Gift Certificateto big picture classes!
I am soooooo stoked! I have been wanting to take a card making class (cause I can never seem to put them together just right!) and now is my chance!
I'm so sorry I don't have any eye candy today, with all this winning, it's been a busy week!
I am working on my SC card, and hope to have that up for you all to see tomorrow!

If you have a minute, please check out Monika's site, and see all the fun classes (and even some free ones!) over at big picture classes too!

How about a suggestion as to what classes I should take with my gift certificate??
Have a Smash*ing weekend! Go an create!

I'm sorry I've been MIA most of this week, it was a crazy week!
I had jury duty on Tuesday AND Wednesday,
and have been helping my mother in law with her new shop the rest of the week.....
Hopefully your week hasn't been as hectic as mine,
and your like me kitten here... lounging and loving life!

My kitten is cute and cuddly

And not so much of a kitty any more..

On the up side he catches flies and keeps the dogs in line! Ha

However sometimes his antics end up in a mess..

But there can be beauty in the chaos... Like footprints on the towel used to
sop up all the water from the water bowl!

Remember to stop and see the beauty, even when it's at your own expense!!